November 10, 20158 Old Wives' Tales and the Science Behind ThemREAD ARTICLE

Did your mom ever warn you against venturing outside into the cold with wet hair? Or has your grandma scolded you for jumping into a pool less than 30 minutes after eating? When it comes to health, old wives’ tales abound. But are there kernels of truth to be found in them?

Ayurveda isn’t just a buzzword or a trend -- it’s a 5,000-year-old health system. Sanskrit for “life knowledge,” Ayurveda is a complex system of lifestyle therapies rapidly gaining popularity in America.

We humans are forever in search of a quick and easy way to lose weight. Fad diets seduce us with their promised “drastic” results and implied ease and simplicity, but they’re rarely reasonable -- or even healthy.